Sycamore Island - Species Guide

The flora and fauna known to be on Sycamore Island as a result of observations from the 2011 "Sycamore Island Management Plan," and observations by staff and volunteers since its publication.

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Warbling Vireo ¹
Vireo gilvus

Red-eyed Vireo ²
Vireo olivaceus

Blue-headed Vireo ²
Vireo solitarius

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ³
Regulus calendula

Golden-crowned Kinglet ⁴
Regulus satrapa

Dark-eyed Junco ⁵
Junco hyemalis

Swamp Sparrow ⁶
Melospiza georgiana

Song Sparrow ⁵
Melospiza melodia

Clay-colored Sparrow ²
Spizella pallida

White-throated Sparrow ⁷
Zonotrichia albicollis

Eastern Towhee ⁸
Pipilo erythropthalmus

Northern Mockingbird ⁹
Mimus polyglottus

Gray Catbird ²
Dumetella carolinensis

Indigo Bunting ¹⁰
Passerina cyanea

Rose-breasted Grosbeak ¹¹
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Northern Cardinal ²
Cardinalis cardinalis

Scarlet Tanager ²
Piranga olivacea

Northern Parula ³
Setophaga americana

Black-throated Blue Warbler ²
Dendroica caerulescens

Yellow-rumped Warbler ²
Setophaga coronata

Magnolia Warbler ¹²
Setophaga magnolia

Palm Warbler ¹³
Setophaga palmarum

Chestnut-sided Warbler ²
Dendroica pennsylvanica

American Yellow Warbler ¹⁴
Setophaga petechia

Pine Warbler ²
Setophaga pinus

American Redstart ¹⁵
Setophaga ruticilla

Black-throated Green Warbler ¹⁶
Dendroica virens

Black-and-white Warbler ¹⁷
Mniotilta varia

Vermivora ruficapilla ⁶
Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Common Yellowthroat ¹⁸
Geothlypis trichas

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher ²
Polioptila caerulea

Bombycilla cedrorum ¹⁹
Bombycilla cedrorum

Brown Creeper ²⁰
Certhia americana

American Crow ²¹
Corvus brachyrhynchos

Blue Jay ²²
Cyanocitta cristata

American Golfinch ²³
Spinus tristis

House Finch ²⁴
Haemorhous mexicanus

Zander ²⁵
Sander canadensis

Walleye ²⁶
Sander vitreus

Logperch ²⁷
Percina caprodes

Yellow Perch ²⁸
Perca flavescens

Sheepshead ²⁹
Aplodinotus grunniens

Smallmouth Bass ²⁸
Micropterus dolomieu

spotted bass ³⁰
Micropterus punctulatus

Bluegill ²⁸
Lepomis macrochirus

Redeye bass
Ambloplites rupestris

White Bass ³¹
Morone chrysops

Flathead catfish ³²
Pylodictis olivaris

Channel Catfish ³³
Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp ³⁴
Cyprinus carpio

Emerald shiner ³⁵
Notropis atherinoides

Mimic shiner ³²
Notropis volucellus

Channel Shiner ³⁶
Notropis wickliffi

Bluntnose Minnow
Pimephales notatus

Spotfin Shiner ³⁷
Cyprinella spiloptera

Streamline Chub ³⁸
Erimystax dissimilis

Northern Hog Sucker ³⁹
Hypentelium nigricans

Silver Redhorse ³⁰
Moxostoma anisurum

Moxostoma carinatum ⁴⁰

Black Redhorse ⁴¹
Moxostoma duquesnei

Golden Redhorse ⁴²
Moxostoma erythrurum

River carpsucker ³⁸
Carpiodes carpio

River Carpsucker ⁸
Carpiodes cyprinus

Highfin carpsucker ⁴²
Carpiodes velifer

Smallmouth Buffalo ³⁵
Ictiobus bubalus

American gizzard shad ³⁵
Dorosoma cepedianum

Mooneye ⁴³
Hiodon tergisus

Gars ⁴⁴
Lepisosteidae

Longnose gar ⁴⁵
Lepisosteus osseus

Brook Silverside ⁴⁶
Labidesthes sicculus

Gastropods ⁴⁷
Gastropoda

Asian Clam ⁴⁸
Corbicula fluminea

Zebra Mussel ⁴⁹
Dreissena polymorpha

three-horn wartyback ⁵⁰
Obliquaria reflexa

ike ⁵¹
Elliptio dilatata

Wabash pigtoe ⁵⁰
Fusconaia flava

Plain pocketbook ⁵²
Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis siliquoidea ⁵²

flutedshell ⁵³
Lasmigona costata

fragile papershell ⁵⁴
Leptodea fragilis

black sandshell ⁵³
Ligumia recta

pink heelsplitter ⁵⁵
Potamilus alatus

pink papershell ⁵⁶
Potamilus ohiensis

Giant Floater
Pyganodon grandis

mapleleaf ⁵³
Quadrula quadrula

Pisaurina ⁵⁷

sensitive fern ⁵⁸
Onoclea sensibilis

redbuds ⁵⁹
Cercis

Black Locust ⁶⁰
Robinia pseudoacacia

wild black currant ⁶¹
Ribes americanum

Rum Cherry ⁶²
Prunus serotina

Blackberry ⁶³
Rubus allegheniensis

black raspberry ⁶⁴
Rubus occidentalis

Red Rasberry ⁶⁵
Rubus idaeus strigos

Multiflora Rose ⁶⁶
Rosa multiflora

White avens ⁶⁷
Geum canadense

Alder buckthron (invasive) ⁶⁸
Frangula alnus

White Mulberry ⁶⁹
Morus alba

Wood nettle ⁴⁷
Laportea canadensis

Stinging Nettle ⁷⁰
Urtica dioica

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Sycamore Island - Species Guide

Warbling Vireo 1 Vireo gilvus

Red-eyed Vireo 2 Vireo olivaceus

Blue-headed Vireo 2 Vireo solitarius

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3 Regulus calendula

Golden-crowned Kinglet 4 Regulus satrapa

Dark-eyed Junco 5 Junco hyemalis

Swamp Sparrow 6 Melospiza georgiana

Song Sparrow 5 Melospiza melodia

Clay-colored Sparrow 2 Spizella pallida

White-throated Sparrow 7 Zonotrichia albicollis

Eastern Towhee 8 Pipilo erythropthalmus

Northern Mockingbird 9 Mimus polyglottus

Gray Catbird 2 Dumetella carolinensis

Indigo Bunting 10 Passerina cyanea

Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11 Pheucticus ludovicianus

Northern Cardinal 2 Cardinalis cardinalis

Scarlet Tanager 2 Piranga olivacea

Northern Parula 3 Setophaga americana

Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 Dendroica caerulescens

Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 Setophaga coronata

Magnolia Warbler 12 Setophaga magnolia

Palm Warbler 13 Setophaga palmarum

Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Dendroica pennsylvanica

American Yellow Warbler 14 Setophaga petechia

Pine Warbler 2 Setophaga pinus

American Redstart 15 Setophaga ruticilla

Black-throated Green Warbler 16 Dendroica virens

Black-and-white Warbler 17 Mniotilta varia

Vermivora ruficapilla 6 Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Common Yellowthroat 18 Geothlypis trichas

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Polioptila caerulea

Bombycilla cedrorum 19 Bombycilla cedrorum

Brown Creeper 20 Certhia americana

American Crow 21 Corvus brachyrhynchos

Blue Jay 22 Cyanocitta cristata

American Golfinch 23 Spinus tristis

House Finch 24 Haemorhous mexicanus

Zander 25 Sander canadensis

Walleye 26 Sander vitreus

Logperch 27 Percina caprodes

Yellow Perch 28 Perca flavescens

Sheepshead 29 Aplodinotus grunniens

Smallmouth Bass 28 Micropterus dolomieu

spotted bass 30 Micropterus punctulatus

Bluegill 28 Lepomis macrochirus

Redeye bass Ambloplites rupestris

White Bass 31 Morone chrysops

Flathead catfish 32 Pylodictis olivaris

Channel Catfish 33 Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp 34 Cyprinus carpio

Emerald shiner 35 Notropis atherinoides

Mimic shiner 32 Notropis volucellus

Channel Shiner 36 Notropis wickliffi

Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus

Spotfin Shiner 37 Cyprinella spiloptera

Streamline Chub 38 Erimystax dissimilis

Northern Hog Sucker 39 Hypentelium nigricans

Silver Redhorse 30 Moxostoma anisurum

Moxostoma carinatum 40

Black Redhorse 41 Moxostoma duquesnei

Golden Redhorse 42 Moxostoma erythrurum

River carpsucker 38 Carpiodes carpio

River Carpsucker 8 Carpiodes cyprinus

Highfin carpsucker 42 Carpiodes velifer

Smallmouth Buffalo 35 Ictiobus bubalus

American gizzard shad 35 Dorosoma cepedianum

Mooneye 43 Hiodon tergisus

Gars 44 Lepisosteidae

Longnose gar 45 Lepisosteus osseus

Brook Silverside 46 Labidesthes sicculus

Gastropods 47 Gastropoda

Asian Clam 48 Corbicula fluminea

Zebra Mussel 49 Dreissena polymorpha

three-horn wartyback 50 Obliquaria reflexa

ike 51 Elliptio dilatata

Wabash pigtoe 50 Fusconaia flava

Plain pocketbook 52 Lampsilis cardium

Lampsilis siliquoidea 52

flutedshell 53 Lasmigona costata